About the Role
Verizon's Digital Marketing team is seeking a Search Engine Marketing Senior Strategist to lead paid search strategic planning, investment, and partner management. This role involves driving marketing effectiveness and efficiencies, evolving the in-house SEM operation, and managing relationships with external search partners and optimization technologies. A holistic understanding of SEM and SEO is expected.
Responsibilities
- Managing SEM functions for multiple units within Verizon.
- Campaign development, bid strategy, optimization and channel management.
- Making recommendations with respect to any changes to the existing tech stacks.
- Assisting relationships with all external search partners.
- Overseeing the execution associated with SEM campaigns.
- Knowledge of AI and large language models to develop and deploy an AI strategy that connects consumers to commerce outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
- Marketer/agency/consultative services experience in SEM.
- Experience with and knowledge of primary buying platforms and formats (Google Ads, Search Ads 360, Skai, Yahoo! / Bing, Performance Max, PLAs, Shopping engines).
- Experience in search analysis and reporting.
- Analytical skills in developing marketing reports that enhance SEM performance efficiencies.
- Ability to manage projects across multiple stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Data visualization experience.
- Fluency in data-driven targeting and revenue driving strategy.
- Knowledge of advertising channels across TV, audio, OOH, Display (desktop, mobile), Digital Video, Social Media, various buying methodologies (CPM, CPC, CPA), etc.
- Exposure to online report builders such as Adobe/Omniture and ability to build and pull reports.
- Open to explore new methods of search strategy as consumer behavior adapts.
Skills
- SEM
- Google Ads
- Search Ads 360
- Skai
- Yahoo! / Bing
- Performance Max
- PLAs
- Shopping engines
- Search analysis
- Reporting
- AI
- Large language models
- Data visualization
- Adobe/Omniture
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- Four or more years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $91,500.00 - $159,000.00
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short and long term disability
- Basic life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Group home & auto insurance
- Matched 401(k) savings plan
- Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
- Up to 6 personal days per year
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Premium pay (overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances)
- Up to 15 days of vacation per year
About the Company
- Verizon powers and empowers how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy.
- Verizon drives innovation, creativity, and impact in the world.
- The V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins.
- In crisis and in celebration, Verizon comes together — lifting communities and building trust.
Equal Opportunity
- Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
